3 Fonteinen Schaarbeekse Kriek

Brewed by 3 Fonteinen
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Beersel, Belgium

750 ml bottle bought somewhere. Pours a very nice cloudy red/pink color with a small bubbly pink head. The aroma is sour, some cherries, and lots of wood. The taste is very nice, slightly sour, lots of woody flavors, and a bit of sour cherries. Very nice. Sweetens as it warms and you get used to it. Very nice.

Winter Welcome Toronto. Aroma is funky, barnyard, mixed fruit, hazy burgundy, tiny pink head. Flavour is a fruit burst, with funky undertones and the usual wet blanket, farm like goodies too. Full bodied, way too easy to consume. Majestic. Thank You Sammy.

Bottle, 5%. Made with 60% Schaerbeekse cherries. Litterally mouthwatering acidic aroma. Some fresh cellar aroma and a hint of fat cherries. Quite cloudy, but beautiful deep red colour, very small pink head. The flavour is also nicely acidic and on the sweet side. Some fruit, but it reminds me mostly of saftevand. Very high carbonation. Very good, even though I prefer the sharper edge of Cantillon. 9 4 8 3 16

2006 Bottle from Sam’s Clybourn. Pours a deep ruby with a tinge of brown. Nose is acidic and woody, not a ton of funk. Taste is pretty acidic and distinctly cherry flavored. Bitter finish and could probably use a few more years. Finishes dry and clean. Very nice.

Bottle 750ml,
Appearance: amber ruby red , mid haze (white top tea like).
Aroma: sour cherry feel, hint of vanilla, slightly woody with funky farm feel. Brown malts beneath.
Flavour/Palate: strong sourness, baking soda , vanilla with tartness around. A bit harsh, rough sample of style.

Sampled during Minnesota first annual Sourfest and shared by several guests. Pours a hazy reddish amber brew with a thin pinkish white head that quickly dissipates to a fine film. Aroma of tart cherries, powdered and toasted malt, some barnyard funk, and a touch of oak. Taste is slightly sweet than tart with some carbonation and medium bodied texture. Flavors include semi-sweet cherries, a touch of yeast and golden grain malt, Finish is semi-sweet with a mild cherry and yeast aftertaste.

Pours dark hazy red with a short lived pink head. Aromas of horseblanket, cobwebs, cherries, and general funkiness. Flavor of extremely smooth funkiness, slight tart but not too sour, some cinnamon and a wonderful buttery cherry flavor. Smooth mouthfeel with low carbonation. Probably the best lambic I’ve personally had to date.

2005 vintage: poured deep red with maroon around the fringes and a nice pink head. aroma was lots of cherry with oak and citrus, and a slight vinegar note. flavor was much of the same lots of citrus and oak with the cherries. nice sourness with tannins supplying a well rounded character. nicely carbonated with plenty of tannins to provide structure, rather full feeling in the mouth. excellent.